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About Velangudi Village

Velangudi is a small village in Tiruvadanai tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 226 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velangudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velangudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Tiruvadanai
Pincode 623409
Area (hectares) 202.65 hectares
Population 462
Male Population 226
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Velangudi compares

By the 2011 count Velangudi is the 76th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 202.65 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Velangudi

Velangudi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Velangudi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Velangudi from other places

Velangudi lies about 47 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Devakottai Road, about 43 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Velangudi
Tehsil headquarters Tiruvadanai 12 km
Nearest town Devakottai 31 km
Nearest railway station Devakottai Road 43 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 47 km

Villages closest to Velangudi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tiruvadanai tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Velangudi

As per the Census of India 2011, Velangudi village had a population of 462. That makes it the 76th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Velangudi village has 226 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velangudi has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Velangudi is 623409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velangudi covers 202.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Velangudi falls under Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Velangudi is Devakottai Road, about 43 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Velangudi.

Velangudi is about 47 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velangudi is in Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Tiruvadanai is about 12 km away. Devakottai is about 31 km away. Devakottai Road is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muthuramalingapattinam (under 2 km), Nambuthalai (3.2 km) and Kodipangu (3.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Velangudi today is likely to be higher.

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